Which to use
“kleinem” and “kleines” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,411
- “kleinem” frequency rank
- #1,300
- “kleines” frequency rank
- 14711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kleinem | kleines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs klein | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs klein |
Where the eye mixes kleinem and kleines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. kleinem and kleines follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses kleinem with kleines
A purely visual mix-up. kleinem ([ˈklaɪ̯nəm]) and kleines ([ˈklaɪ̯nəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - m in “kleinem” becomes s in “kleines”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14711, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kleinem is recorded at frequency rank #13,411, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈklaɪ̯nəm]. kleines is at rank #1,300, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈklaɪ̯nəs].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 14711, this pair ranks #1,949,284 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kleinem vs kleines
Shared letters: eikln. Private to "kleinem": m. Private to "kleines": s.
"kleinem" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "kleines" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "kleinem" and "kleines" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "kleinem" or "kleines"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "kleinem" and "kleines" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kleinem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kleines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,949,284 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kleinem" and "kleines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kleinem vs kleinerem". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,949,284 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.